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The Sarasota Bay Fisheries forum — a group for anglers, scientists and others seeking to proactively address fisheries management and science topics in the Sarasota Bay area — is gearing up for its free December meeting. During the meeting Dr. Kellie Dixon, Manager of the Chemical and Physical...
Uplift your family and friends while benefiting the oceans with one of the holiday gifts below. All gifts help support Mote Marine Laboratory’s world-class research, conservation, education and animal-care efforts benefiting the oceans and those who depend on them. These gifts will help you avoid...
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Mote Marine Laboratory hosted a Teach-a-Kid Fishing & Ecology Clinic for James Tillman Elementary School students to discover the fun of sustainable fishing — not to mention why fish are so slippery, how to do the fishy art of Gyotaku and how young anglers can make a “reel”...
South Marco, Seagate, Vanderbilt and Barefoot beaches recently became the first Collier County sites to report beach conditions to the public through Mote Marine Laboratory’s Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS). The BCRS (www.visitbeaches.org) provides twice-daily updates on conditions like...
Talbots at University Town Center and Mote Marine Laboratory invite you to shop Dec. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for winter classics while benefitting Mote, a homegrown marine research and education institution. Talbots will donate ten percent of all sales during that time to Mote. Talbots at The...
During this year's Siesta Key Crystal Classic sandscuplting competition, Nov. 12-13, kids can discover the origins of Siesta Key and its fine, white quartz sand at The Learning Curve on Siesta Beach. The Learning Curve is a new, fun learning and creative activity center at the The Siesta Key Crystal...
U.S. and Saudi Arabian scientists launched the most extensive baseline survey to-date of coral reef ecosystems along the Saudi coast of the Gulf of Aqaba during late September 2016 — investigating multiple reef species in detail to support conservation. Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida and King...
7th Annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic Nov. 11-15, 2016 www.SiestaKeyCrystalClassic.com This November 11-15, twenty-four of the world’s preeminent master sand sculptors will be competing in the Siesta Key Crystal Classic. Now in its seventh year, this popular visual and cultural arts festival has...
This month, NOAA Fisheries announced that they have awarded nearly $3 million in grants to organizations that rescue, rehabilitate, recover and support conservation of marine mammals such as dolphins and whales. Through the 2016 cycle of the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program,...
Tropical Storm Hermine affected most of the sea turtle nests remaining on Longboat Key through Venice during late August and early September, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists report. Fortunately, the area has hosted a record number of nests this year, and the majority hatched before the storm. Of...